Microplastic pollution aids antibiotic resistance
The Styrofoam container that holds your takeout cheeseburger may contribute to the population's growing resistance to antibiotics.
The Styrofoam container that holds your takeout cheeseburger may contribute to the population's growing resistance to antibiotics.
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Bacterial infectious diseases are still a huge contributor to global disease burden and with antibiotic resistance on the rise worldwide there is an urgent need for novel treatment strategies against bacteria. One of the ...
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